Tag: urban agriculture

A focused section of the long-running Mark and Focus publication record.

June 30, 2026 Robert C. Brears 3 min read Urban Water Resilience

Urban Agriculture Water Conservation: The Community Garden Irrigation Meter Grant Program

Urban agriculture is expanding, making efficient water management more important than ever. Explore how San Francisco’s Community Garden Irrigation Meter Grant Program combines monitoring, financial incentives, and education to promote sustainable irrigation and resilient community food production.

April 2, 2015 Updated April 16, 2015 Robert C. Brears 6 min read Climate change

Climate change, attitudes and native plants

Based on some of my experiences on native vs. non-native plants there seems to be a huge “argument” over this issue. I couldn’t figure out why. After having done research over the…